Back in August last year on an episode of Talking Smack, The Miz delivered a promo on the show that got the wrestling world talking, and it demonstrated just how much of a dynamic superstar he really is.
In the promo, The Awesome One was called a coward by Daniel Bryan, causing him to react and literally go mad on the SmackDown Live general manager. He threw so much smack talk at Bryan that The King of Beards walked off the set.
It made Talking Smack into the program it is today, and now, while speaking to FOX Sports, The Miz has explained what set him off on that night and revealed his reaction was genuine and real.
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He said: “You guys are getting an exclusive here, I don’t think I’ve ever told this. So here was my day up to that point: I wasn’t written on the episode that day and I’m the Intercontinental champion. This is the title that I’ve loved since I was a child, and I don’t want to be the guy who says, ‘I’m going to make it great,’ and then not do anything. I want to make it great.
“So I told them to put me on ‘Talking Smack.’ They asked, ‘Well what are you going to do?’ And I said I’m going to rip into Daniel Bryan. And then I guess I kind of went overboard. And when I go, I have no filter. It’s everything that is fueling inside of me and I just black out.'
“I was like, wait a second. I’m the guy that’s always here, doing everything, doing the stuff that you don’t want to do or that John [Cena] doesn’t want to do, and I don’t get injured.
“And people compliment me on what I said, but I was so angry that it was difficult to even speak.”
Just rewatching the promo again, you can see the passion in The Miz's eyes and through the way which he speaks, you can tell this issue is close to his heart. This is why many fans have regarded his promo as the best promo the WWE has produced in years.
As for when Bryan reacted to the promo by walking off the set, that wasn't scripted either.
The Miz said: “He actually left. I didn’t expect him to leave — I expected him to hit me. The things I was laying into him on were very below the belt and very mean and very rude, but when I go, I just go.”
This promo is exactly why so many people want to see The Miz in the main event picture once more and why he is seen as one of the best heels in the WWE today. Fingers crossed before the end of the year, WWE gives fans what they have been asking for, and The Awesome One is given a main event run.
